page_title: Luleå
section_title: Notable people
hierarchical_section_title: Luleå / Notable people
caption_attribution_description: Svenska: Marita Ulvskog valtalar vid Sergels torg i Stockholm den 24 maj 2014 inför valet till Europaparlamentet dagen därpå. English: Marita Ulvskog speaks at Sergels torg in Stockholm May 24 2014, before the European election the next day.
context_page_description: Luleå is a city on the coast of northern Sweden, and the capital of Norrbotten County, the northernmost county in Sweden. Luleå has 48,728 inhabitants in its urban core and is the seat of Luleå Municipality.
  Luleå has the seventh biggest harbor in Sweden for shipping goods. It has a large steel industry and is a center for extensive research. Luleå University of Technology is one of Sweden's three technology universities and the northernmost university in Sweden. The university has approximately 15,000 students.
context_section_description: Acting & Art
  Martin Ljung (1917–2010) a Swedish comedian, actor and singer
  Gösta Wallmark (1928–2017) a Swedish artist
  Lena Granhagen (born 1938) a Swedish actress and singer
  Bernt Ström (1940–2009) a Swedish actor
  Hans Ernback (1942–2013) a Swedish actor between 1966 and 1984
  Maud Adams (born 1945) Swedish actress, appeared in two James Bond films
  Fanny Gjörup (1961–2001) a Swedish child actress
  Mamma Andersson (born 1962) aka Karin Andersson, a Swedish artist of domestic interiors, lush landscapes and genre scenes
  Gry Forssell (born 1973) a Swedish TV host and radio talk-show host; brought up in Luleå
  Writing
  Nels F. S. Ferré (1908–1971) a theologian and writer on Christian theology
  Erik Lindegren (1910–1968) a Swedish author, poet, critical writer and member of the Swedish Academy
  Staffan Göthe (born 1944) a Swedish playwright, actor and director
  Katarina Kieri (born 1965) a Swedish writer
  Classical Music
  Ingvar Wixell (1931–2011) a Swedish baritone, active from 1955 to 2003
  Gunnar Wiklund (1935–1989) a Swedish singer
  Malin Gjörup (born 1964) a Swedish actress, mezzo-soprano and producer at Gävle Symphony Orchestra
  Peter Mattei (born 1965) a Swedish operatic baritone
  Modern Music
  Gunnar Wiklund (1935–1989) a Swedish singer of Schlager music
  Emilia de Poret (born 1976) a Swedish singer, fashion designer and editor
  Zacke (born 1983) aka Zakarias Lekberg, rapper
  The Bear Quartet (formed 1989) a Swedish indie rock band
  Elizabeth and Victoria Lejonhjärta (born 1990) raised in Luleå, Swedish twin models, and writers; work with rapper Drake
  Him Kerosene (formed 1991) a Swedish alternative rock band
  Breach (active 1993–2002) a defunct Swedish post-hardcore band
  Raised Fist (formed in 1993) a Swedish hardcore punk band
  The Duskfall (formed in 1999) a Swedish melodic death metal band
  Machinae Supremacy (formed 2000) a Swedish modern heavy metal, power metal and alternative rock band
  Movits! (formed 2007) a Swedish swing and hip hop band
  Public Service
  Erik Benzelius the Elder (1632–1709) a Swedish theologian and Archbishop of Uppsala
  Anders Hackzell (1705–1757) the chief enforcement officer and cartographer for the Swedish crown.
  Paul Petter Waldenström (1838–1917) a Swedish theologian, leader of the free church
  Fritiof Enbom (1918–1974) a Swedish railway worker and convicted spy for the Soviet Union
  Marita Ulvskog (born 1951) a Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament
  Jan Lexell (born 1958) a Swedish physician and academic, specialises in rehabilitation medicine and neurology
  Åsa Nyström (born 1960) a Swedish prelate and current Bishop of the Diocese of Luleå
  Amanda Lind (born 1980) a Swedish politician, since 2019 the Culture minister and Democracy minister
  Business
  John W. Nordstrom (1871–1963) a Swedish American businessman, co-founded the chain store Nordstrom
  Stephan Gip (born 1936) a Swedish designer and interior designer
  Leif Östling (born 1945) CEO of Scania AB
  Adam Dunkels (born 1978) a Swedish computer scientist, programmer and entrepreneur
  Sport
  August Wikström (1874–1954) a Swedish sports shooter, competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics
  Robert Zander (1895–1966) a Swedish footballer, competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
  Sigge Bergman (1905–2001) a Swedish sports executive, secretary general of the International Ski Federation 1961–1979
  Stig Lundholm (1917–2009) a Swedish chess master, won 1944 Swedish Chess Championship
  Sonja Edstrom (born 1930) a retired Swedish cross-country skier, competed at the 1952, 1956 and 1960 Olympics
  Runald Beckman (born 1951) a Swedish athlete, competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics and the 1980 Winter Olympics
  Lars Petrus (born 1960) an accomplished speedcuber
  Göran Titus (born 1967) a former Swedish freestyle swimmer, competed in the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics
  Magnus Ingesson (born 1971) a Swedish cross country skier, competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics
  Jonas Eriksson (born 1974) a former Swedish football referee, a full FIFA referee 2002–2018
  Sara Eriksson (born 1974) a retired amateur Swedish freestyle wrestler
  Peter Larsson (born 1978) a Swedish cross-country skier, 
caption: Marita Ulvskog, 2014
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